The Forest Stewards Guild, a national organization of foresters and allied natural resource professionals, is dedicated to practicing and promoting responsible forestry as a means of sustaining the integrity of forest ecosystems and the people dependent upon them. We use innovative, science-based solutions to meet the challenges of forest conservation and management. The Guild has over 700 members, over half of whom are professionals who manage over 42 million acres of forestland in the United States and Canada. The Guild maintains regional offices in New Mexico, Maine, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oregon, Colorado, Washington, and Wisconsin. The Southwest office has a history of working alongside place-based communities and Tribes for 30 years, including some longstanding programs related to youth education and workforce development, fire adapted communities, and collaborative forestry.
The Forest Stewards Guild is hiring a full-time Forestry and Fuels Coordinator to support forest contractors and implement forest resilience projects on private and federal lands. This role builds upon the 2-3-2 Cohesive Strategy Partnership and the Rio Chama Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) to promote forestry projects for small acreage and underserved landowners and build local contractor capacity.
We seek a dynamic and collaborative leader who is outgoing, personable, and skilled at connecting with individuals and groups. This role requires excellent listening skills and the ability to foster relationships with diverse partners and the public. The successful candidate will demonstrate a proactive approach and a genuine enthusiasm for working collaboratively to achieve shared goals.
The successful candidate will use their experience in project coordination, science communication, and ecological forestry to work with Guild staff, partners, and landowners to evaluate project needs, implement resilient forestry projects, conduct educational outreach, and facilitate contractor trainings, among other activities as project needs are identified. The Forestry and Fuels Coordinator will help fulfill the Guild’s mission of ecological forestry in the Southwest United States through landowner outreach, field surveys and project design, forest prescription and plan writing, and implementation oversight. Candidates should have strong project coordination skills, communication abilities, budget tracking experience, knowledge of dry fire-adapted forests, forestry training, and strategic thinking capabilities.
Interested applicants should review the full position description and email a one-page cover letter, resume, one-page writing sample, three professional references, and earliest available start date to
jmarshall at forestguild dot org by 5PM on March 30th, 2026. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
The successful candidate will have a certificate or degree in forestry, ecology, natural resource management, or three years equivalent experience of professional work mapping and marking timber or fuels units for treatment. This individual will have excellent organizational, communication, and written skills, the ability to work outdoors in remote locations, and a desire to support ecological forestry and forest dependent communities in the Southwest. The Guild has been expanding in the Southwest, and the ideal candidate will possess the desire and leadership skills to sustain and strengthen the Guild’s regional presence and impact. Previous experience in field forestry management and working collaboratively with diverse partners in the Southwest, coupled with project coordination experience, is highly desirable. The SW Forestry and Fuels Coordinator will work closely with directors and staff based out of the Santa Fe, NM office.
The successful individual will:
This position is based at the Forest Stewards Guild’s office in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Other locations in northern NM and southern CO (i.e., Chama, Taos, Alamosa, Pagosa, etc.) will be considered. A hybrid schedule is acceptable, and remote work is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. This position requires travel throughout northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. The expectation is that travel to Santa Fe will be required for meetings and field coordination. Some overnight travel is required when distances make it necessary. All travel costs from the Guild office in Santa Fe are covered, including the use of a Guild vehicle.
Interested applicants should review the full position description and email a one-page cover letter, resume, one-page writing sample, three professional references, and earliest available start date to jmarshall at forestguild dot org by 5PM on March 30th, 2026. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
The one-page writing sample format is flexible. It can be on a natural resource subject of your choice; it can be a forest prescription, press release, newsletter article, research brief, or other sample of your writing capabilities.
The Guild is dedicated to providing an open, transparent, and just organization and workplace. We strive for clear, open, and kind communication and are committed to recruiting, hiring, mentoring, and supporting staff from underrepresented communities. We are dedicated to building a work culture that recognizes the inherent value of our employees, supports a healthy work-life balance, and provides an environment that supports personal and job growth.
We believe that a diverse workforce reflects the strengths of all members of our community. The Forest Stewards Guild strives to create a collaborative, supportive, and respectful setting for all employees and partners. To meet this goal, we recognize and celebrate the wide range of differences that characterize our members, employees, partners, and collaborators. Indeed, it is those differences that enhance our organization and help us to meet our mission and vision. The Guild values diverse forests because they are more productive, more resilient, more adaptable, and better able to recover from disturbances. Similarly, our community is healthier when we are inclusive of a diversity of people and perspectives.
The Forest Stewards Guild's mission is to promote ecologically, economically, and socially responsible forestry as a means of sustaining the integrity of forest ecosystems and the human communities dependent upon them.
We are a professional organization of forest stewards and affiliates who are passionate about sustaining and restoring the integrity of our forests while meeting the needs of the communities that rely on them. Our members’ work provides tangible examples of forestry that is ecologically, economically, and socially responsible.
The common bond of Guild members is a passion for forests and land stewardship. The practice of excellent forestry, promotion of a stewardship ethic, and adherence to our membership principles are the heart and soul of the Guild. Our members practice imaginative silviculture that respects the complexity of natural forests. We value the importance of field observation, experience, science, and continuous learning. We seek opportunities to collaborate, share our knowledge, and learn from others.
